Feb 22 2024
Mount Graham Mount Graham rises dramatically above the desert valleys of southeastern Arizona, reaching 10,709 feet at the highest point of the Pinaleño Mountains. Located southwest of Safford in Graham County, the mountain is one of Arizona’s great “sky islands”—an isolated high-elevation environment surrounded by much warmer desert and grassland. Its statistics alone make Mount …
Feb 22 2024
Four Peaks Four Peaks is one of the most recognizable mountain landmarks in central Arizona, rising dramatically above the Sonoran Desert east of the Phoenix metropolitan area. The name refers to a rugged north–south ridge crowned by four closely spaced summits in the southern Mazatzal Mountains. The highest and northernmost summit is Browns Peak, which …
Feb 17 2024
Mount Thomas Mount Thomas is a high, forested summit in the White Mountains of eastern Arizona, rising to approximately 11,117 feet in Apache County. Although it receives far less attention than nearby Mount Baldy, Mount Thomas ranks among Arizona’s highest named summits and occupies an impressive position within the cool, heavily forested high country near …
Feb 17 2024
Whitewater Baldy Whitewater Baldy rises to approximately 10,891 feet in the remote Mogollon Mountains of southwestern New Mexico. It is the highest summit in the range, the highest point in Catron County, and one of the most prominent mountains in New Mexico. The peak stands deep within the vast Gila Wilderness of Gila National Forest, …
Feb 17 2024
Willow Mountain Willow Mountain is a remote 7,817-foot summit in Graham County, eastern Arizona, rising within the Natanes Mountains on the San Carlos Apache Reservation. Far removed from Arizona’s better-known hiking destinations, the mountain combines substantial topographic prominence, pine and juniper woodland, broad high-country views, and the remains of a former fire lookout. Willow Mountain …
Feb 17 2024
Hawk Peak Hawk Peak is a high forested summit in the Pinaleño Mountains of southeastern Arizona, rising to approximately 10,619 feet in Graham County. Located immediately west of Mount Graham, Hawk Peak is the second-highest named summit in the range and one of Arizona’s relatively small number of mountains exceeding 10,000 feet. Its elevation is …
Feb 17 2024
Webb Peak Webb Peak is a 10,033-foot summit in the Pinaleño Mountains of southeastern Arizona, rising high above the desert valleys surrounding Safford. Located in Graham County within Coronado National Forest, the mountain combines an accessible high-country hike, expansive views, important wildlife habitat, a landscape dramatically altered by wildfire, and one of Arizona’s historic fire …
Feb 17 2024
Grand View Peak Grand View Peak Grand View Peak is a 9,641-foot summit in the Pinaleño Mountains of southeastern Arizona, rising within Coronado National Forest southwest of Safford. Although it is overshadowed by nearby giants such as Mount Graham, Hawk Peak, and Webb Peak, Grand View Peak offers something increasingly uncommon: a quiet, lightly traveled …
Feb 16 2024
Merrill Peak Merrill Peak is a 9,283-foot summit in the Pinaleño Mountains of southeastern Arizona. Rising above Riggs Flat Lake near the western end of the Mount Graham high country, the forested peak offers a short but largely off-trail hiking objective with sweeping views across the Sulphur Springs Valley and neighboring mountains. Modern LiDAR measurements …
Feb 16 2024
Mount Lemmon Mount Lemmon rises to approximately 9,166 feet in the Santa Catalina Mountains north of Tucson, Arizona. It is the highest summit in the range, the highest point in Pima County, and one of the most topographically prominent mountains in the American Southwest. The mountain is especially remarkable because of the extraordinary contrast between …
